Vic Mignona
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| Threat Level | Tier 4 - Red |
Executive Summary
Mr. Mignona, while himself a court-documented nuisance to the opposite sex (and allegedly any convention staffer that doesn't make his tea properly) has a cult-like fanbase which can charitably be defined as "rabid and militant", especially within the confines of social media.
The official name for his fanclub is the "Risembool Rangers", though not everyone who continues to support him will claim to be a member of such a group, given the actor's status as an evangelical Christian[note 1] and the involvement of various right-wing figures in his legal battles. It is also known that he would use panels to preach or convert people to his method of Christianity, and specifically seem to go after those of the LGBTQ community.[citation needed]
(Further documentation incoming)
Recommended Handling Methods
We do not recommend that any convention host Vic Mignona if they claim to care about the safety of their attendees or have any policies regarding consent and sexual harassment in their guidelines. Given the outcome of his various court cases, which cannot be denied because they are public record, hosting Mr. Mignona at such a convention would constitute hypocrisy and in some select cases, a violation of internal policies.
If you host any guests which have been vocal in their opposition to Vic Mignona and his fans, please make sure that your Guest Relations team has had a thorough discussion with said guest about their personal safety. If they have any immediate concerns and would like assistance during con, address them to the best of your security team's ability.
Description
Full Wikipedia Article, which saves us time
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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.png) Mignogna in 2020 | |
| Born | Victor Joseph Mignogna August 27, 1962 Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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Seliece Womble
(m. 1995; div. 2002) |
| Partner | Michele Specht (2006–2018) |
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| Years active | 1989–present[a] |
| Website | www |
Victor Joseph Mignogna (/mɪnˈjɒnə/ min-YO-nuh; born August 27, 1962)[1][2] is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist series, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other animation roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Dark in D.N.Angel, Kurz Weber in the Full Metal Panic! series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the Vampire Knight series, Christopher Aonuma in Digimon Fusion, Nagato and Obito Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden, Kougaiji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Hideki Kurohagi in Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Qrow Branwen in RWBY, and Matt Ishida in Digimon Adventure tri. In video games, he has voiced E-123 Omega in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Junpei Iori from Persona 3. In live-action work, he has participated in several Star Trek fan productions, including Star Trek Continues, as Captain James T. Kirk.
In February 2019, following sexual harassment allegations from the MeToo movement dating back to when his career began, Mignogna was dismissed from Sony Pictures and Rooster Teeth, but denied any accusations against himself. Mignogna unsuccessfully pursued legal cases against Funimation and other industry professionals in relation to the allegations and was ordered by a court to pay the defendants' legal fees. Mignogna has been less active in the voice-acting industry in response to the allegations.
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- ^ Grisby, Sharon (August 3, 2019). "Anime gets its #MeToo moment in clash between Dallas-area voice actors". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Birthday tweet:
- Mignogna, Vic [@vicmignogna] (August 27, 2022). "On my birthday..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Well, today is my birthday
- Mignogna, Vic [@vicmignogna] (August 27, 2022). "On my birthday..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Vic Mignona is not necessarily the focus of this page. Instead, we are attempting to focus on documenting the behavior of his fans when riled up by mere facts.
Notable Examples
Notable Incidents & Phenomena
The "Risembool Rangers" and assorted ideological supporters of the so-called #Istandwithvic movement have been extremely effective in making research on this topic difficult through a variety of means. Namely, a form of Astroturfing. Evidence of this can most notably be found by going to Youtube and searching "Vic Mignona" or "Vic Mignona allegations" which will give you nothing but podcasts, recordings of the deposition and court cases, and other content which makes it blatantly obvious what their bias is in the situation from the thumbnail and description.
The only Youtube content that can be found easily that reports on the matter in at least a neutral tone are various shorts made by Anime News Network.
It could be alleged that these supporters have also done their best to force any content off of Youtube that does not move in lockstep with their beliefs, but no evidence of this can be found at this time.
Media summarizing the issue
Anime News Network video summarizing end of various legal cases
Sacramento based Anime Convention uninvites Vic Mignona in 2021
Vic Mignona v Funimation et al court opinion
Vic Mignona exposing himself to 3 women on a Youtube Livestream
Texas Supreme Court denies petition to review Vic Mignona Lawsuit
Law Podcast "ALAB" covering the issue in 2 parts:
(CW: extreme profanity and discussion of sexual assault/harassment)
Notes
- ↑ (Mignona openly discloses that he went to college at Liberty University, which has never been and never will be a secular institution)